Articles from the February 21, 2013 edition
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Knowledge Bowl: In the Know
KENNEWICK - Four contestants each from Prescott, DeSales and Connell high schools sat at round tables in the lobby of the South Hills Church in Ken- newick last Wednesday. In front of them was a...
Blue City, Red State
I lived in Seattle for my first four years of school, before our family moved to Clark County, where I completed High School. I returned to Seattle for college at UW (which took more years than I care to admit) and then lived there for about ten... Full story
Chief Spring’s Fire and Iron Brew Pub
DAYTON - When Mike Spring was learning to brew beer a few years ago, he took a class for home brewers at Ice Harbor Brewing Company in Kennewick. Now that he and his wife, Ann, own a brew pub in...
Wii Night at the Prescott Library
PRESCOTT - A big white background stretches across rows of shelves as a projector sends images of classic "Mario Brothers" characters bouncing across the screen. The students who gather on the first t...
Boosters of the Year
Andy Winnett and Jim Davison received the 2012 Waitsburg Booster Club Boosters of the Year award at a recent basketball game. According to Booster Club President Ross Hamann, Winnett and Davison were... Full story
Bulldogs End Season with Tough Playoff Loss
WALLA WALLA - The Dayton girls basketball team ended their season Friday after a tough game against St. George, falling 55-29 to the Dragons. The game opened slowly as both teams took the court at... Full story
WP’s Newman Makes Historic Trip to State
TACOMA - Before WP Tiger Tristan Newman even set foot on one of the many mats at the Tacoma Dome Friday, he had every reason to celebrate victory, his coach, family and friends in the stands said.... Full story
MINUTES
Dayton City Council Minutes When: February 11, 2013 Consent Agenda: Approved council minutes, claims vouchers and payroll warrants. Reports: Dayton Chamber of Commerce presented 2012 4th Quarter Report. New Business: Considered Ordinance No. 1831,... Full story
Students Travel to Ag Expo
"A lways make ethi- cal decisions", was the main focus of the presentation delivered by two representa- tives of the Better Business Bureau February 7 at the Farm Forum in Spokane. Nineteen Waitsburg...
Exchange Student Finds “Home”
I magine leaving the larg- est city in the world and journeying halfway around the globe to live in a rural town of 1,200. That's precisely what Chao Lei Dai experienced when she left Shanghai, China... Full story
BIRTHDAYS
February 22: Cheri Maxwell, Gerald Morgan, Charles Morgan, Tristien Cook, Alexandra Bloor and Nicole East- wood. February 23: John A. Reese, Jay Thomas, Jane Conover Waldher, Jason Cook, Becky Harshman, Margaret Gibson, Heidi Sickles and Brandon... Full story
PIONEER PORTRAITS
Ten Years Ago February 20, 2003 Washington senators voted 49-0 to help Waitsburg keep its spe- cial city status, which can be an economic benefit for the town, but at the same time permit terms for elected officials to be set greater than the...
Judith Henderson’s Wine & Country Living
Smart is the new America; have you heard this? The saying refers to today's saving and spending practices across the US and in particular, our spending at the supermarket. As far as smart buying of foodstuffs, I watch my pennies carefully. I know... Full story
CROPS
When I have a wheat position on, that is when I am either long (bought) or short (sold). Even after 30 years of analysis and trading of the wheat market, I still have a tendency to notice anything that affirms my position first. It just happens. I...
POLICE NOTES
Waitsburg 2-18 A stolen vehicle recovered was reported on J Street. Do- mestic violence was reported on Preston Avenue. The subjectwas arrested on a warrant out of Benton County. 2-17 A subject arrested on a warrant out of Walla Walla was re- ported... Full story
Emma Philbrook: Student Life
I ' m 99.9% sure that there's an article about the local Knowledge Bowl teams somewhere in the paper you're holding. Before you continue with reading this week's column, please search out that article and read it. It will help you understand the...
Students Respond to Columns
Dear Editor, We are presenting a re- sponse to Dan Groom's col- umns in The Times regarding why some Dayton High School students choose other activities other than playing sports. The students in our AP Civics class take excep- tion to some of what...
Spring Isn’t Far Away
Dizzy and I rolled into the burg on a sunny Sunday afternoon earlier this month. You re- member Dizzy. He is the black labradoodle I adopted from the Walla Walla Hu- mane Society as a puppy a few...
On Successful Business
This week's Times includes our monthly business sec- tion. Often the businesses we feature there are new, or they are businesses in transition - hopefully a positive transition. This week we introduce Mike and Ann Spring, who re- cently purchased...
Burglar Strikes Waitsburg Grocery
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg Grocery Store fell victim to a thief in the early hours of Sunday morning. The thief made away with $226 and was in and out in less than a minute, grocery store owner Dan-... Full story
City Receives Funding for 7th Street Project
WAITSBURG - The city of Waitsburg received two grants totaling about $700,000 to update Seventh Street between Main and Arnold Streets. One of the grants is $615,000 and is supplied by the Department of Transportation and the remainder of the...
